Assistant Accountant - Key Dissect Ltd
(2026-01)
- Own the full Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cycle and preparing payment runs via BACS
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping and bank reconciliations in Xero; introduced Dext to the business, cutting manual data entry by around 80%.
- Carry out month-end reconciliations across bank and control accounts, ensuring records are accurate ahead of reporting
- Reconcile supplier statements and manage remittances, ensuring accurate and timely supplier payments
- Manage the finance inbox and general office administration, resolving finance queries and liaising
Accounts Assistant - Insurance Claim Accommodation Bureau
(2023-09 - 2025-07)
Accounts Payable, Management Reporting & AR
- Processed 100+ weekly supplier invoices, credit notes and remittances in Sage 200, working to consistent weekly deadlines
- Reconciled supplier statements independently and chased discrepancies and outstanding balances to keep accounts accurate
- Acted as the main point of contact for finance-related queries across hundreds of supplier and client accounts, responding within 1 business day and recognized with a year-end bonus for how these relationships were handled.
- Assisted with monthly management accounts, including month-end tasks, balance sheet reconciliations and credit card reconciliations, alongside building weekly AP/AR and aged debtor reports in Excel
- Trained two colleagues on Sage 200 and accounts payable processes, supporting their onboarding into the finance team
- Checked PO against our internal system and maintained a tracking spreadsheet ahead of invoice processing
Accounts Assistant Trainee - Future Connect Accountants
(2022-10 - 2023-08)
Accountancy practice — mixed portfolio of sole trader, partnership, and limited company clients
- Handled bookkeeping, invoicing, and journal postings across a mixed portfolio of clients using Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage 50, working across multiple client accounts in parallel
- Processed weekly and monthly payroll for clients on Sage Payroll, including starters and leavers (P45, starter checklists, P60s), PAYE, NI, SSP, SPP, SMP, RTI submissions and pension schemes, and posted payroll/wages journals
- Managed MTD VAT returns and liaised directly with HMRC
- Reconciled bank statements and petty cash, and supported year-end preparation across the client portfolio
- Prepared and processed BACS payment runs for supplier invoices across the client portfolio